virulence

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“The Saudis understood that their dispute with the Emiratis had crossed into an anti-Israel posture of increasing virulence, that it was creating serious problems for them in Washington,” Dubowitz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

This innovative approach has provided valuable insights into how calcium supplementation can impede the pathogen's ability to form biofilms, a key factor in its virulence.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

The team of phage scientists said they will continue looking for similar instances of phages dampening the virulence of pathogenic bacteria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

"So, we expected the virus might have a negative effect on Bd virulence and were stunned to find the opposite effect."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë